Legal Opinion
Capitol Records, Inc. v. MP3tunes, LLC
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 29, 2014No. 07cv9931PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
WILLIAM H. PAULEY III, District Judge:
Defendant Michael Robertson1 moves for judgment as a matter of law, or alternatively a new trial, and for remittitur following a jury verdict in favor of Plaintiffs.2 Plaintiffs, consisting of record companies (“Labels”) and music publishers (“Publishers”), filed this federal and state law copyright and unfair competition action alleging Robertson and Defendant MP3tunes, LLC, made infringing copies of copyrighted songs and cover art available to users of the MP3tunes service. The jury returned a verdict awarding Plaintiffs $48,061,073…
2Cases cited55 opinions
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- Solem v. HelmSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- BMW of North America, Inc. v. GoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Smith v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. CampbellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- EMI Christian Music Group, Inc. v. MP3tunes, LLCCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2016
- Broadcast Music, Inc. v. Prana Hospitality, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 2016
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- BWP Media USA, Inc. v. Clarity Digital Group, LLCCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2016
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